FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB
Registered charity 1161813 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB LTD
The promotion of participation in rowing and the provision of facilities for rowing to all, particularly those who have not previously been able to access the sport and such facilities.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE: 1) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ROWING; AND 2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a record income of £1,261,578 and a surplus of £294,646 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Total reserves increased to £1,919,902, with unrestricted funds at £567,351, providing assurance of ongoing sustainability. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £567k; policy: six months of operating costs)
“As at 31 August 2025 we are holding £400,000 in this reserve, representing an increase of £100,000 on the previous year. Although it gives comfort that ongoing operations can continue, this only represents 4.9 months of the 6-month target”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by LBCo. Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 60
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 50
- Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 32
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
- Grant-making is its main activity
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fulham Reach Boat Club (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- LYNN, Bruce Charles — director, appointed 15/04/2026on trustee list
- LEACH, Joanne Isabel — director, appointed 11/11/2025on trustee list
- JORDAN, Anna Louisa Bingham — director, appointed 11/11/2025on trustee list
- PARRY, Delia Marguerite — director, appointed 19/01/2025on trustee list
- RUNNICLES, Austen Grant — director, appointed 09/12/2024on trustee list
- PRETZLIK, Charles — director, appointed 17/02/2021on trustee list
- HENSHILWOOD, Rachael Jane — director, appointed 16/03/2018on trustee list
- ELGAR, Mark Richard — director, appointed 04/04/2014on trustee list
- NASCIMENTO, Justyna — secretary, appointed 15/12/2022
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£24k
Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (61% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).
- ANNA LOUISA BINGHAM Jordan
- Austen Runnicles
- Bruce Charles Lynn
- Charles Pretzlik
- Delia Marguerite Parry
- Joanne Isabel Leach
- Julia Anne Townsend
- Rachael Henshilwood
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a record income of £1,261,578 and a surplus of £294,646 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Total reserves increased to £1,919,902, with unrestricted funds at £567,351, providing assurance of ongoing sustainability. The Trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by LBCo. Ltd.
Who funds FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FULHAM REACH BOAT CLUB as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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